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Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 V on the Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:160 GB
- Notebook Internal Hard Drive:40 GB
HDD speed
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:7200 RPM
- Notebook Internal Hard Drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:3.5"
- Notebook Internal Hard Drive:2.5"
Interface
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
- Notebook Internal Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/100
Operating voltage
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:5 / 12 V
- Notebook Internal Hard Drive:5 V
Drive device, transfer rate
- 160GB Serial ATA II HDD:300 MB/s
- Notebook Internal Hard Drive:100 MB/s

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Comparison of 160GB Serial ATA II HDD, Notebook Internal Hard Drive
29 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD View product	B Seagate Notebook Internal Hard Drive View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/100
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	12000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V / +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	300 MB/s	100 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 2000 Pro, 98SE, NT Linux, Mac OS, Netware
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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